colectomy

colectomy

English

Etymology

col- +‎ -ectomy

Noun

colectomy (plural colectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.
   • 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30:

     I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.

Coordinate terms

• coloplasty
• colorectomy
• colotomy
• proctectomy
• rectectomy

Translations

surgical procedure

Catalan: colectomia f Chinese: Mandarin: 結腸切除術／结肠切除术 (jiécháng qiēchúshù) Dutch: (please verify) colectomie (nl) Finnish: kolektomia, paksusuolen poistoleikkaus French: colectomie (fr) f German: (please verify) Kolektomie f Italian: colectomia (it) f Norwegian: Nynorsk: (please verify) kolektomi Polish: kolektomia (pl) f Portuguese: (please verify) colectomia f Spanish: colectomía f

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